Other Twitter users added that his hand placement is not unusual for Koreans. Called “manner hands” or “hover hands,” one user noted, this type of gesture is a sign of respect.

Others, however, linked Reeves’ hovering hand to the #MeToo movement (some believe this link is going too far), adding Reeves may be doing this on purpose. Of course, Reeves himself has not openly spoken up about why he poses with women this way.

WATCH: Keanu Reeves’ Top 5 Movies

Writer Igor Ogorodnev recently wrote Reeves’ actions could be part of a bigger movement of how celebrities interact with one another.

“Regardless of your take, one thing is indisputable: what was once a simple social ritual, performed in the vast majority of cases without any ulterior motive (or even much thought), has now evolved into another social minefield to be negotiated self-consciously,” he wrote for RT.com.

“As long as there exists the climate of constant public suspicion, not just this but hundreds of other routine interactions that were once considered friendliness or play or flirtation. Of course, some sober examination of existing social practices is necessary — non-consensual shoulder rubs in the office were never appropriate, even when they were accepted,” he continued.